Film and Television: I, Xu Lei, won over Chen Shuting

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All you do all day is eat and drink with your bunch of scoundrel friends, what can you possibly do for me?

As he spoke, he grew increasingly angry, launching into a tirade of accusations, only to realize his mother was about to use him as a scapegoat again. Dahai quickly shook his head.

"Alright, alright, I'll help you this time, as long as you're willing to sell this land. I'll talk to that guy surnamed Xu then."

Seeing that his son was finally willing to help him, he was very happy.

"That's more like it. Don't worry, I need to save up some more money for your future wife. I'll retire after I pull off this big score."

"You'd better get married already, and I'll stay home and take care of your kids."

As she spoke, she began to plan her happy life.

For the past two days, Xu Lei has been standing there without saying a word, just handing out free eggs to the older women.

This incredible maneuver left even Wang Jianguo speechless, wondering what he was up to.

After all, we've been waiting here for a long time, but in the end, there's still no news.

He was also wondering how to proceed.

"Otherwise, I'll just go directly to the director and ask; they're bound to have something to hide."

But we shouldn't ask for too much, as long as we keep the price they have.

We'll give you whatever amount we've found out; otherwise, I'm scared to keep waiting here.

As he spoke, a hint of worry appeared in his eyes. If this place didn't work, they could always look for another.

But if things keep dragging on, it will be difficult, so I started to have some worries.

"Don't worry, I'm pretty sure I'm right about the founding of the nation. If we wait patiently, we can play it even better."

As she spoke, she smiled slightly, revealing a confident smile, and Qiao Xulei knew better than to say anything more.

Chapter 255 Playing the Fool

He could only nod and wait here again, but he had been wearing it for the past two days and couldn't really help much, so he felt a bit useless.

"There has to be some work to do. Just sitting here waiting, I feel like I'm going to get moldy."

He sighed helplessly as he spoke. Seeing how much he wanted to help, Xu Lei offered an idea.

"In that case, do me a favor."

Wang Jianguo was overjoyed to hear that he could help; he had been holding back for days.

Xu Lei didn't assign him any work, and Xu Lei was always busy.

He works long hours and is anxious to help, but he doesn't know where to begin.

Xu Lei knew he was anxious, but now was not the time to actually make a move; he had to plan everything out first.

"Don't worry, we need you for these things."

Xu Lei had already made a plan and knew that things would get better and better if he waited here.

He already had a plan in mind, and he was just waiting for today to show his skills.

They only felt excited after the matter was completely accomplished. The next day, Wang Jianguo and Xiaoqiang followed Xu Lei's instructions.

They came to this neighborhood pretending to be fortune tellers, while Wang Jianguo pretended to be a wealthy businessman watching the two of them wander around the neighborhood.

A group of idle middle-aged women asked curiously.

"You're here to buy a house."

The older women living here all own at least two apartments in this neighborhood.

So when they see outsiders coming, they get incredibly excited and start asking if they can buy their own house.

"To tell you the truth, I've done something bad and I'd like to ask this master to help me with my fortune telling."

The older woman became interested upon hearing this and pulled Wang Jianguo aside to ask, "What do you mean by calculating which house it is?"

I'm telling you, the feng shui is great! If you're thinking of buying a house, remember to buy mine first.

I have another apartment in the market; it's well-ventilated from north to south and very clean.

They're ready to move into right out of the house, without even needing any additional renovations.

Wang Jianguo, as Xu Lei had previously instructed, simply smiled slightly.

"Whether it's clear or not doesn't matter. The important thing is the guidance. The master said I need to find a place with extremely bad feng shui to help me ward off disaster."

Upon hearing that the feng shui was extremely bad, the group of middle-aged women's expressions immediately changed, as if Wang Jianguo had come to beat them up.

"We have a very good local atmosphere and everyone is kind. If you're looking for a place with bad feng shui, go to another neighborhood. You won't find it here."

After saying that, she snorted. Although the old lady said she didn't believe it, she still felt uneasy.

I'm afraid this is really as he said; after all, it's better to believe something is true than not to believe it.

Although they say they don't believe it now, it's also to prevent them from causing any big trouble in the future.

Moreover, the older one gets, the more one believes in these things. Soon, Wang Jianguo, following Xu Lei's instructions, simply helped donate some equipment to this community.

Director Li was very happy, always feeling that this was a good thing, one thing after another.

But when these middle-aged women learned that the donor was a foreigner...

He was immediately shocked, and then he remembered the extremely bad feng shui things he had said.

They suspect that the person moved this thing over to ruin the feng shui of their house.

Or perhaps they were meant to shield him from disaster. Director Li was stunned when he heard this.

What were they talking about? But this doubt was like a seed of suspicion planted in my heart.

Once you have doubts in your heart, you can't stop worrying, so I took this into consideration.

The older women were extremely worried and absolutely refused to let these things be brought in again.

Director Li was puzzled, but the equipment had already been installed, and he couldn't very well ask someone to remove it.

"This is definitely for balancing the feng shui. We don't want it to harm our child's fate or ruin our grandson's academic luck. I've heard some people say that's how it is."

Everyone started talking at once, and Director Li became more and more confused as he listened.

Seeing Wang Jianguo and Xiaoqiang return happily, Xu Lei knew they had done a good job.

"How is it? I'm very happy."

Xu Lei assigned himself this task, which finally gave him some free time to go out and have some fun. He also felt that completing the task was a great achievement.

"Don't worry, we released them ahead of schedule as you instructed, and we also donated a large batch of facilities to them today!"

Xu Lei knew that in times like these, you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub.

The more they hesitate and are reluctant to spend money, the more money they will have to spend in the future. They might as well just go for it and spend all the money they need to spend in one go.

Xu Lei figured that he wouldn't lose out until he could recoup his investment later, and with this kind of thinking in mind, he wasn't at a complete loss.

He was overjoyed and eagerly awaited the hunt; he was incredibly excited.

Knowing that Xu Lei had been busy these past two days, Xiao Lan didn't bother him. However, while she was at home lost in thought, she noticed someone was there.

When Deng Wenling opened the package, she found that Xu Lei had seen her. He was both happy and angry, feeling that he had forgotten about her since he hadn't visited in so long.

"I'm really sorry, I've been very busy these past two days. I'm not lying to you, I've told you everything about wanting to become your brother."

After saying that, she smiled with a hint of comfort in her eyes, after all, Xu Lei had been so busy these past two days.

Finally, things were almost done. Xiao Lan was just pretending to be angry; how could she really blame Xu Lei?

So even though I was angry, I still shook my head slightly.

“My brother said you’ve been busy with the project these past few days. I know you’re busy, so I haven’t dared to bother you.”

Xiao Lan was very obedient, and he knew about (Wang Zhao) Cheng Cheng's matter, so he was afraid that Xu Lei might do something rash.

I was filled with worry, but I didn't know how to comfort myself. Even though I was anxious, I could only wait quietly.

"I recently heard about Chengcheng from my brother, don't be too sad."

Xu Lei pulled him into a hug.

"It doesn't matter, those are all things of the past. As long as you're still here now, that's enough."

After Xu Lei finished speaking, the other person's eyes showed joy and satisfaction.

She knew that Xu Lei genuinely cared for her and couldn't bear to see her suffer, which was why he said those words.

"Oh right, Ah Q is here. No, his name is Wang Jianguo now. He's been fine these past few days."

I'm still upset about how you were frightened last time, and I want to keep apologizing to you.

If you want to see him, you can come visit him; he's staying at my house now.

Xiao Lan was overjoyed to hear that Ah Q had arrived.

Chapter 256 Drawing the Territory

Last time in Southeast Asia, Wang Jianguo treated them very warmly; now they have finally come to his own territory.

Gao Qilan wanted to give them a proper welcome and was very happy.

"Then I'll go find him. You're busy with work lately, so don't come along."

Gao Qilan was very sensible, which pleased Xu Lei greatly. Since that was the case, he decided to let Xiao Qiang be the driver.

These past two days, Xu Lei has been busy with land deals, so he's really tied up. When Gao Qilan found Wang Jianguo, he was bored out of his mind and didn't know where to go for fun.

Xu Lei has been negotiating land deals these past few days, leaving Wang Jianguo with some free time, ever since he helped Xu Lei put on a show last time.

Wang Jianguo is now completely out of the picture.

"Oh my god, it's you."

Upon seeing Xiao Lan, Wang Jianguo was very excited and immediately gave her a warm hug.

"I'm so sorry about what happened to you there last time. I was just trying to let you experience the local customs and culture."

"Who would have thought that guy would mess up the schedule? I still feel really regretful."

"You can go another day, and I'll make sure everything is arranged perfectly for you. I'll even have ten bodyguards with you."

Xiaolan was scared, as he was still feeling guilty about what happened last time, so she quickly comforted him and told him not to be too upset.

"Don't worry, this kind of thing won't happen after 167. I know you didn't do it on purpose."

"Besides, this has nothing to do with you."

Xiao Lan arranged a lot of activities for Wang Jianguo.

Wang Jianguo had a great time on the trip and even went to the nearest shopping mall to buy a bunch of souvenirs.

It's a rare opportunity to come here.

So he wanted to bring back more gifts, while Xu Lei was still engaged in a battle of wits with Director Li.

Director Li naturally wanted to sell the phone, but when he learned that Xu Lei wanted to buy it with real money, he was worried that he wouldn't be able to get a good price. Although the neighborhood was a bit old, it was a prime location where every inch of land was precious.

They didn't want to take over so quickly; many real estate developers had previously wanted to come and negotiate.

However, they were all deterred by the exorbitant cost, especially since the man had already made a name for himself.

They would rather buy land in the undeveloped suburbs to the south than put their energy into this area.

So, with both of these issues falling, no one wanted to get entangled in the matter any further. Director Li still had two years until retirement, so he was bound to take a cut from Xu Lei.

Xu Lei came to the community as usual today to distribute free eggs.

When Director Li saw him, he simply stared at him silently.

"Director Li, I'm just setting up a stall here to give away eggs. There's no fraud involved. I'm just doing my best to help others. This is unacceptable!"

Xu Lei smiled slightly, with an expression that said, "What can you do to me?"

Director Li, seeing that Xu Lei had gathered enough information over the past few days, told him to put aside his current tasks for the time being.

"You are such a person!"

"Back then, I was bold and decisive, and I had a lot of ideas and strategies, but I was too dishonest. You said the last time you came to this neighborhood, I asked you what you wanted to do."

"But you didn't tell me the truth. Why are you still trying to hide this from me now?"

He smiled, wanting the other person to know what's good for them and stop taking others for fools.